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  • Face cream for oily skin

    Posted by Kasturi on November 27, 2017 at 1:54 pm

    Hi! I’m formulating a face cream for acne prone skin using natural oils. I’m using Emulsifying Wax as an emulsifier. Is E Wax considered comedogenic? Should I use KOH and Stearic acid instead?
    I tried KOH and stearic acid and the output was a low density fluffy cream! Please give me some advice on this!

    OldPerry replied 6 years, 11 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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  • belassi

    Member
    November 27, 2017 at 4:48 pm

    I tried KOH and stearic acid and the output was a low density fluffy cream! 
    I’m sorry to say this, but you obviously lack the knowledge required for such a project. What you made may have looked like a cream, but actually, you made soap.

  • Kasturi

    Member
    November 28, 2017 at 4:41 am

    Pls help me understand as I’ve read soaps like K Stearate have been used for emulsions. 
    And also please let me know if using e Wax could possibly have an adverse effect on breakout prone skin..

  • zaidjeber

    Member
    November 28, 2017 at 5:46 am

    @Belassi is right, you have made soap not cream
    Simply you can test your product, take some and mix it with water and see if it does foam or not, the rest is obvious. 

  • belassi

    Member
    November 28, 2017 at 6:03 am

    I can’t comment on e wax, sorry. It could be any one of a number of things.

  • OldPerry

    Member
    November 28, 2017 at 5:29 pm

    No, Ewax is not particularly comedogenic. 

    You’ll get better replies if you have a more specific question and also share your formula.  “Give me some advice” is not specific enough.

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